Casino Women: Courage in Unexpected Places, Jill B. Jones, Susan Chandler
Автор: Mutari Ellen, Figart Deborah M. Название: Just One More Hand: Life in the Casino Economy ISBN: 1442236671 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442236677 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 9293.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Where jobs in the casino industry once paid well, market saturation is making it harder for workers to make it on their salaries. Through examining this shift, the contributors discuss how this could reflect similar changes for workers in different industries.
Автор: Susan Chandler, Jill B. Jones Название: Casino Women: Courage in Unexpected Places ISBN: 1501705628 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501705625 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3380.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Casino Women is a pioneering look at the female face of corporate gaming. Based on extended interviews with maids, cocktail waitresses, cooks, laundry workers, dealers, pit bosses, managers, and vice presidents, the book describes in compelling detail a world whose enormous profitability is dependent on the labor of women assigned stereotypically female occupations—making beds and serving food on the one hand and providing sexual allure on the other. But behind the neon lies another world, peopled by thousands of remarkable women who assert their humanity in the face of gaming empires' relentless quest for profits.The casino women profiled here generally fall into two groups. Geoconda Arguello Kline, typical of the first, arrived in the United States in the 1980s fleeing the war in Nicaragua. Finding work as a Las Vegas hotel maid, she overcame her initial fear of organizing and joined with others to build the preeminent grassroots union in the nation—the 60,000-member Culinary Union—becoming in time its president. In Las Vegas, "the hottest union city in America," the collective actions of union activists have won economic and political power for tens of thousands of working Nevadans and their families. The story of these women's transformation and their success in creating a union able to face off against global gaming giants form the centerpiece of this book.Another group of women, dealers and middle managers among them, did not act. Fearful of losing their jobs, they remained silent, declining to speak out when others were abused, and in the case of middle managers, taking on the corporations' goals as their own. Susan Chandler and Jill B. Jones appraise the cost of their silence and examine the factors that pushed some women into activism and led others to accept the status quo.Casino Women will appeal to all readers interested in women, gambling, and working-class life, and in how ordinary people stand up to corporate actors who appear to hold all the cards.
Автор: Strauss Jessalynn R. Название: Challenging Corporate Social Responsibility ISBN: 0415706378 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415706377 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 23734.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly widespread, as businesses seek to incorporate socially responsible behaviors while still being accountable to shareholders. Indeed some research has suggested that CSR in itself can form the basis of good PR by promoting consumers' purchase decisions.
Arguing that this approach is a dangerous oversimplification, this book takes a deeper look at the concept of CSR in a particularly challenging context - casino gaming. Originally the province of seedy, backdoor establishments in isolated cities, casino gaming has become a multibillion-dollar global industry. Drawing on in-depth research in Las Vegas, this unique study examines how and why corporations in the casino industry interpret and engage in CSR through community support, environmental issues, labor rights, and corporate governance.
Through in-depth analysis of CSR in this industry, this book adds a new dimension to the debate on the role of CSR and public relations in business. Given the burgeoning relationship between CSR and corporate PR, the book seeks to illuminate CSR's complexities, contradictions, and moral obligations. It will be of interest to all scholars of public relations, corporate communications, and corporate reputation.
Автор: Karmel, James R Название: Gambling on the American Dream ISBN: 1851969268 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851969265 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Boss, Derk J. Название: Casino Security and Gaming Surveillance ISBN: 1420087827 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781420087826 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Chon, Kaye Sung Название: Casino Industry in Asia Pacific ISBN: 0789023466 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780789023469 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 11023.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Chon, Kaye Sung Название: Casino Industry in Asia Pacific ISBN: 0789023458 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780789023452 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 29093.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Murphy, Seamus Название: The Casino and Society in Britain ISBN: 1138318957 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138318953 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 24499.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a study of the British casino industry and how it has been shaped by criminality, prohibition, regulation and liberalization since the beginning of the First World War. This book will be of interest to historians, criminologists, regulators, students and individuals interested in gambling, society and cultural history.
Автор: Schwartz David G. Название: Tales from the Pit: Casino Table Games Managers in Their Own Words ISBN: 1939546095 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781939546098 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2884.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 2015, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Center for Gaming Research received a grant from the UNLV University Libraries Advisory Board that enabled it to undertake an oral history project intended to capture the stories of table games managers, including both those currently working in the field and those who have retired. Drawn from these interviews, Tales from the Pit provides an overview of how the interviewees felt about a variety of topics, ranging from their experiences breaking in as new dealers to their transitions to management and the changes the industry has seen over their careers. The current and former managers speak candidly about the owners, bosses, dealers, and players who made each day challenging.
Автор: Douglas M. Walker Название: Casinonomics ISBN: 1461471222 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461471226 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: As governments try to cope with fiscal pressures, legalized casinos offer a possible, albeit controversial, source of additional tax revenue. This book offers a comprehensive examination of the social and economic costs and benefits of legalized gambling.
Автор: Douglas M. Walker Название: Casinonomics ISBN: 1489999515 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781489999511 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12157.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: As governments try to cope with fiscal pressures, legalized casinos offer a possible, albeit controversial, source of additional tax revenue. This book offers a comprehensive examination of the social and economic costs and benefits of legalized gambling.
Автор: Karmel Название: Gambling on the American Dream ISBN: 1138663581 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138663589 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlantic City, New Jersey since the 1970s. This work uses oral history to focus on the human stories of the region in addition to the broader story of economic and social impacts.
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